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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

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Inside there is a clear division between public and private zones Inside, the 1,870-square-foot (174-square-metre) house features a clear division between public and private zones. The building's beige exterior was replaced with black, vertical cedar siding that adds a sense of gravitas, the studio said.

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Want to Maximize Views? Point Your Home in Two Directions at Once Like This Alabama Cabin

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Sustainability, in the short term and long term, is a focus of the project, which is located in a hurricane zone. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Theodore, Alabama Architect: Tall Architects / @ tall.arch Footprint: 2,100 square feet Builder: C.

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Robert Hutchinson Architecture converts 1950s Seattle building into event space

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Read: Blackened wood house by Robert Hutchison provides retreat in Seattle forest Because the building had unreinforced masonry walls, combined with Seattle's location in a seismic zone, the team had to complete a tricky structural stabilization. The photography is by Erik Johnson.

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Daniel Joseph Chenin uses passive building strategies for stone-clad Nevada house

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The five-bedroom house was conceived as a series of connected rock masses, oriented to maximise views of the surrounding landscape and arranged to create thermally protected communal zones on the interior. Fort 137 is characterised by its stone facade The house is heralded by a 28-foot tall (8.5

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Hamptons artist studio by Worrell Yeung is tucked among the trees

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The building has a gabled roof In response to strict zoning rules and environmental sensitivities, the studio created a small-footprint building that preserved existing trees and minimised the overall impact on the landscape. The ground floor also has a powder room. Within the building, the four-foot-tall (1.2-metre)

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Olson Kundig places detachable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

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Olson Kundig designed a studio attachment on rails in Washington The studio was built on top of 15-foot-gauge railroad tracks so that it can either be a "nested" addition to the client's home, or move away to become an independent structure. The two-storey structure was based on the design of the "traditional caboose".

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David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset

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These towers divide the floor plan, creating distinct zones on each level. On the ground floor, these four zones frame a sequence of family living spaces that include a curved dining-table niche and a lounge room occupied by a piano. Main contractor: Ken Biggs Contractors. Structural engineer: Momentum.

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